Putin condemns strike on Starobelsk as act of pure terror by Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed an attack on a college in Starobelsk during a meeting with the Russian Security Council. He characterized the event as a terror attack by the Ukrainian government.
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Ukraine’s attack on the Starobelsk college was an act of pure terror.”
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Multiple independent news sources (TASS and RT) confirm that President Vladimir Putin condemned the Ukrainian attack on a college/school dormitory in Starobelsk, describing it as a crime and a terrorist attack.
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— The Katyn massacre was a series of mass executions of Poles carried out by the Soviet Union between April and May 1940. Though the killings also occurred in the NKVD prisons in Kalinin, Kharkiv and el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre
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— The Luhansk People's Republic (LPR; Russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (ЛНР), romanised: Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika (LNR), IPA: [lʊˈɡanskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a disputed republ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_People's_Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhansk_People's_Republic
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— Russian President Vladimir Putin said.President Putin stated that he has instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to inform the international community about the crime committed by the Kiev regime in t…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260522/ukraines-neo-nazi-governme…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260522/ukraines-neo-nazi-governme…
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“he said at an operational meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence and function of the Security Council of Russia, the provided evidence does not contain any specific report or transcript confirming that Putin spoke at an operational meeting with its permanent members on May 22.
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— Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
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— The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation is the head of the Security Council office and the national security advisor to the Russian President. The Secretary is appointed by and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Security_Coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Security_Coun…
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— The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF or Sovbez; Russian: Совбез, Совет безопасности Российской Федерации, СБРФ, romanized: Sovet bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii, SBRF) is a constitu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Council_of_Russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Council_of_Russia
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“what I said earlier at a meeting with first graduates of the Time of Heroes program”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'Time of Heroes' (Время героев) program as a personnel program for veterans and participants of the Russian invasion to prepare them for civil service. The claim that Putin held a meeting with its graduates is consistent with the program's purpose, although the specific meeting date isn't in the snippet, the program's existence is verified.
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— Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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— Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
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— Time of Heroes (Russian: Время героев) is a personnel program for special training, preparation of personnel for civil service and "formation of a new elite" of the Russian Federation among Russian ve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_Heroes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_Heroes
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